Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-04-07
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try will marry her devoted admirer II
June next.
There are 403 members of Congress
but only 2S3 are connected with
churches.
Queen Victoria is the oldest reignine
sovereign in Europe excepting En-.
peror William.
The late Helen Hunt jackson left
an estate worth $12,642, almost all OF
which she made by her pen.
Miss Edith Chester and Mrs. Blanche
iiorlock, actresses, are the reigning
professional beauties in London.
John Ruskin rises to remark wrath
fully that civilization is putting its best
iron into ''iron-clads and stink-pots."
The Oldest brass band in this coun-
= try is the one at Barnstead, n. Fl. 1t
will shortly celebrate its fiftieth ami
versary.
Montana lacks one qualification of a
state. She has no big debt. On the
contrary, she has Il neat sum in her
treasury.
Senator-elect Reagan is now living
with his third wife, and intrusts to her
supervision his not very. profitable
Texas farm.
Jay Gould is said to be writing q
book on the railway question, which
will doubtless conceal what its author
knows on the subject to be treated.
William F. Cody, otherwise known
as buffalo Bill" never drinks any
thing stronger than lemonade, because
We-waters do not agree with him. he
says.
William X. Vanderbilt will hereafter
spend most Of his time in Europe. His
new private yacht, the Alva, which
cost $1,000, 900, will soon be ready for
nse.
George K. Sims, the English play
wright and story-writeG, has received
nearly Si00, 900 from his plays pro-
duced in the United States during the
past five years.
Congressman Buck, of Connecticut, |
has received a letter from Il female
constituent asking him for all the
details of the fisheries question, as she
is interested in botany"
An Indian called upon the editor of
tse Crescent City (Cal.) Record a few
days ago and threatened to scalp him
for publishing his name in the paper
for getting drunk and raising a row.
Jim Featherstonaugll, of Big Tom
Canon, n. NJ, says he can whip any
man i'll America. He will make an
Eastern trip i'll the summer, as he saws,
to ''shove his list under S~ulliyan's
nose"
Charles Heyne, a poor umbrella
member, of Pittsburg, Pa, who is now
dying of consumption, served as Il sol
der in three great wars-thc American
civil war, the Austro-Prussian, and the
German conflicts.
Sarah ~Bernhardt, whose purse is
always as slim as her form, has re-
ceiyed from her numerous engagements
since May last nearly 1900, 900 francs.
What becomes of her money she is un-
able To tell herself.
Ex-Governor Bate, who is to repre-
sent Tennessee i'll the Senate, was at
Ball Run, was dangerously wounded
at Shiloh. had three horses killed under
him at Chickamauga and was again
wounded. and is now Il o man.
The biggest fool in the world, ac-
aording Ia Sam Jones, is the female
who marries Il man whose breath smells
Of whisky. The reyiyalist won much
applause by making that assertion in
ore 10 his talks to a Boston audience.
Airs. John +. Cleveland, the sister of
Horace Greeley. and her daughter have
been in great want during the winter.
the property left them having melted
away. They have beth been quite i'll.
aIi their friends were obliged to assist
them.
Metz is perhaps the most agitated of !
all the cities ON the continent. Her
young men. faithful to France and !
fearful of being drafted into IL fight .
against her, are moving away, aud :
who'e families hold themselves in l
readiness to start 1t any time. :
Sr51:stor Jones of Nevada has struck :
no sueh rich streaks of luck as lately :.
represented. He has had no. great !:
of fortune. He has done well !
IN business, hnt has had nothing like :.
the Success which the numerous para =
grapsa> printed have attributed to him. :
Frederick Amcriing. the celebrated !
painter, died recently in his +
eight,F-siNtli year. Among his greater /
worAs are Did" Abandoned la q
4acas~ and ..M.,Sas in the Desert" y
Ameriing was foUr times married and a
Youngest child is but twelve years \
old. q
Miss Anna I. Howard. following the e
of her father, Charles Z. I
HoN'fi of Attw Oric.G.i$. will begin in e
the spring the construction of Il free k
library Is Il memorial of him. n
The building viii cost $4,000. and "
have II capacity Of 1o0.0 volumes. a
The library will he uuder Tie charge Of d
he Eniane University. N
senator Eeasst's objection to the m
marriage of his son to Miss Calhoun. b.
t Is sltti. arises from no nonscnsical b'
al wealth, but from a feeling that 81
tn" disparity i'll age and experience b.
1etheaii the parties makes the union e
asirahle"-in other words, the lady al
S too old for the young man. h
Ex-senator William II. Barnun,. of u
Connecticut. is very active for a man u.
II his years. He is a frequent visitor Vi At
o New York. and travels about the ST.
a great deal. Mr.. Barnum
ays thai he is personally out of poll t y
les; that he has retired from the stage III
o n front seat in the orchestra.
Samuel Murfitt, who died the other h.
lay IN England, was 6 feet / inch tall. Il,
weighed 800 pounds. measured 100 tn
inches around the waist and % inches ~,
rotnd the calf of the leg. No hearse an
oui, he found big enough to carry ".
is body. and it took twenty men to M
'et Ire coffin through the window to an
pen wagon. 50.
Tie Emperor Williams ~fayorite dish on
the Russian batwinia, a cold fish hil
pup. iii which beer, cider, rancid her Lo
lngs, and salt cueumbers are inpre- a 5
tents. The emperor is also fond of veal wi
.eNsed with cloves and cinnamon. and HI
! pork stewed with nutmeg and marsh ly
laiiow, while n frequent sweet is a his
'rge sponge cake well stepped in run.
Secretary Whitney recently had the me
larihe band 10 play at his house and he
IterW ard gave it luncheon. When he to
Iyited them to the table he asked their did